Permanent hair-waving mechanism



Aug; 22, 1950 c. A. DIXON PERMANENT HAIR WAVING MECHANISM Filed June 10, 1946 I Cfigr/eS/DXOR F-l 3 I NVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 22, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT cr me PERMANENT HAIR-WAVING Charles A. Dixon, Oklahoma City, ok'la.

' Applicanen June 1 0,1946, serial No. 675,6156

My invention relates to mechanism for use in connection with the process of permanentwaving human hair, and more particularly to the type of hair waving process commonly known as croquinole permanent waving, wherein the hair on the head is first treated with a wave setting solution, is thenwound in tufts upon individual spoollike rollers or curlers, and is then heated while upon the curlers In successfully accomplishing such process, it is that the hair be tightly wound evenly upon each curler, and that the curler be positivel held against unwinding rotation, and be positioned as nearly as possible to the scalp of the head. Tothis end, it has heretofore been a common practice to provide a mechanism for flatly impingingeach hair tuft along the scalp, and for anchoring the curler in slightly spaced relation to the scalp.

Such mechanism is commonly termed a spacer, and ordinarily consists of two straight .e1ongateu elements hinged together at their similar ends, whereby they maybe swung together in edge to edge contact so as to flatly impinge a tuft of hair adjacent the scalp. The usual spacer further includes a clasp for positively latching the free ends of the elements in closed together or hair clamping positions, and also a plurality of upstanding hooks rigidly carried by one of the elements and adapted to engage and retain the curler in a position of repose in which it lies flatly along the hook carrying element.

In utilizing hair clamps or spacers of the type above described, it frequently becomes necessary to re-wind the hair tuft upon a curler, because of the fact that when the curler is rolled down against the spacer, it is found that thestrands of hair passing around the curler are not in positive longitudinal alignment with those portions of the strands which pass between the clamping elements. When such a condition exists, the hair strands immediately above the clamp and beneath the curler must be bent laterally in order to engage the curler in the hooks. This bending of the hair defeats the operator from obtaining the desired tightness of roll, and prevents the wave from starting immediately at the scalp, since the bend takes up some of the length of the hair strands.

The prime object of the present invention is to provide a curler retainer which will permit the strands of hair on the curler, to be properly aligned with strand portions lying next to the scalp, even though the curler is not aligned with the hook carrying clamping element, thereby 1 Claims. ('01. 132-33) eliminating the frequent necessity for rewinding the hair upon the curler.

Further objects are to provide a curler retaining mechanism which is handy to operate, simple and comparatively cheap to manufacture; and which has few moving parts to become worn or to; get out of order.

Gther objects and purposes will be apparent from the following description, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying single sheet of drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a spacer and curler retaining mechanism made in accordance withthe present invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of one of the hinged clamping elements, detailing a preferred means for slidably mounting the curler retaining hooks thereonj and,

Figur'eB is a vertical sectional view taken substantially al'ongthe line 3-'-3 of Figure 1.

Like characters of reference designate like parts .in all of the flgures wherein they occur.

;In the drawings:

The reference numeral I indicates, as a whole, a spacer or hair clamping mechanism consisting substantially of two elongated bodies or elements 2 and 3 having their similar ends pivotally connected together by a suitable hinge 4 so that their free ends 5 and 6 may be swung toward each other to lie substantially parallel in edge to edge position. The adjacent edges of the elements 2 and 3 are each provided with a strip 1 of resilient material so that a tuft 8 of hair may be impinged flatly therebetween, with the spacer resting flatly against the scalp of a human head. The free end 5 of the element 2 is provided with a hinged latching mechanism or clasp 9 whereby the elements 2 and 3 may be latched firmly together to impinge the hair tuft.

In utilizing the spacer above described, the outer ends of the hair tuft 8 are wound flatly and tightly upon a spool-like curler l 0, which has peripheral notches l l at each end. The continued winding of the hair tuft upon the curler brings the curler toward the spacer I and finally into flat contact with the upper surface thereof, and it is in this fully wound position of the curler that heat is applied to the hair in order to wave it permanently.

It is obvious that in order to maintain a tightly Wound hair tuft, the curler must be held against rotative movement during application of said heat. To this end, the following described mechanism is provided.

The upper surface of the element 3 is provided with a longitudinally extending dovetailed groove or slot which is open ended, and within which is slidably disposed a similarly shaped slat or bar 14. The bar 14 has a plurality of upwardly projecting curved hooks l5 rigidl positioned thereon in spaced relation. The hooks l5 are so spaced, that their upper downwardly-turned end portions [6 may engage within the superficial slots or notches l l of the curler, so as to prevent rotation of the curler when it is lying flatly upon the spacer I.

Since the bar T4 and hooks [5 are slidably mounted with relation to the element 3, the curler l0 may be firmly positioned against rotation, even though its ends are not longitudinally aligned with the ends of the spacer.

The disclosures herein might well be other-' iabove' described, further than I am limited by the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

slidable bar mounted upon said element and elements; and a plurality of spaced apart outwardly projecting hooks fixedly carried. by said bar for retaining a spool-like hair curler in sta- 1. In apparatus for accomplishing permanent hair waving, a spacer consisting of: two elongated elements pivoted together at their similar ends,

whereby they may be swung into and out of hair' longitudinal sliding movement with relation to said element.

2. In apparatus for accomplishing permanent hair Waving: a spacer consisting of two elongated elements pivoted together at their similar ends, whereby they may be swung into and out of parallel edge to edge contact; a plurality of spaced upwardly projecting hooks for retaining a spoollike hair curler in stationary parallel relation to one of said elements; and means including a tionary substantially parallel relation to said element.

4., In apparatus for accomplishing permanent hair waving, a spacer for retaining a spool-like curler upon which hair may be wound, including:

twoelongated elements pivoted together at their similar ends, whereby they may be swung into and out of hair clamping edge to edge contact; an elongated bar mounted for slidable movement along one of said elements; and a pluralit of spaced'apart outwardly projecting hooks fixedly carried by said bar for retaining the curler in stationary substantially parallel relation to said element.

CHARLES A. DIXON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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